Quotation of the Day…

by Don Boudreaux on December 7, 2020

in Philosophy of Freedom

… is from page 151 of the 2009 edition of the incomparable H.L. Mencken’s 1926 book, Notes on Democracy:

The distinction that goes with mere office runs far ahead of the distinction that goes with actual achievement.

DBx: Proof of the truth of this observation is abundant for all who will observe with clear eyes.

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